1. Ramener. Rabattre le gibier, rabattre une visière.
2. Diminuer. Rabattre de dix pour cent sur un tarif.
3. (Pron.) Changer de direction. Voiture qui se rabat.
1. To dislodge from a position.
2. To persuade the seller to accept a lower price:; SYN. bargain down.
3. To shine hard; of the sun.
To give a discount on.
Reduction in the price of an item. For example, goods are discounted in price during a sale. Discounting is a form of competition used by companies to increase sales and market share. Discounts can also be given for buying in bulk, and this then becomes a source of economies of scale for the buying organization.
The term is also used to describe the equivalent present value of a sum payable or receivable in the future; for example, if the rate of interest is 5% and the sum of Ł105 is payable in a year's time, then its discounted present value is Ł100.
1. To cause to drop or sink; SYN. depress.
2. To move something or somebody to a lower position; SYN. take down, let down, get down, bring down.
3. To set lower; SYN. lour.
1. To lessen
2. To make smaller; SYN. scale down.
3. To make less complex; SYN. simplify.
4. To narrow or limit; SYN. tighten.
5. To lower in grade or rank; force somebody into an unpleasant situation.
6. To cut down on; make a reduction in; SYN. cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down.
7. To bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
8. To simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another.
9. To take off weight; SYN. melt off, lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down.
10. To reposition back to its normal site, as of a broken bone, in surgery.
11. To undergo meiosis
12. To cook until very little liquid is left, as of sauces; SYN. boil down, concentrate.